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13-Year-Old Indigenous Girl Nominated for Global Peace Prize

Autumn Peltier already has years of advocacy behind her. She’s met the prime minister, she’s attended the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly and she’s marched on the highway in the name of water protection. At just 13 years old, Peltier is now a nominee for the International Children’s Peace Prize.

The 151 nominees for the International Children’s Peace Prize were recently announced and the only Canadian candidate is this Anishinaabe teen from Wikwemikong First Nation. Peltier has been advocating for clean drinking water since she was about 8 years old and is already considered a water protector — just like her aunt Josephine Mandamin, who received the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation in 2016.

Launched in 2005, the International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded to a child who has worked to improve children’s lives around the world.

Peltier has been recognized internationally for her work. In 2015, she was invited to the Children’s Climate Conference in Sweden. The point of the conference was gather children from 32 countries to draft their demands to the leaders of the world. […]

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Autumn Peltier already has years of advocacy behind her. She’s met the prime minister, she's attended the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly and she's marched on the highway in the name of water protection. At 13 years old, Peltier is now a nominee for the International Children's Peace Prize.
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